Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

Apparently, the groundhog’s prediction of an early spring irritated Mother Nature and Old Man Winter. We hope you’re all staying warm! We do have coffee and books (obviously), if you want to stop by 65 James Street. And, if you’re housebound or snowbound and running low on reading material, don’t forget we also do mail-order. …

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Happy February, everyone! Happy “Black History Month”, as well as a month for “Boosting your Self-Esteem”, and “Teen Dating Violence Awareness.” We’ve already got our children’s display up for Black History, and we’re at 65 James Street are putting out displays and more books for our other themes this week. We apologize for any inconvenience …

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We are rounding out the last week of January and getting ready for February. It is still quite cold outside, and there may still be some snowstorms before winter is over, so make sure you have enough books to cuddle up with this season. Of course, we’re nice and warm inside the bookstore—and we still …

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We hope all of our American friends had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! We enjoyed a good day off, and then a lovely weekend following with the Worcester Storytellers and Richard Fox on Friday night, and then a fun Small Business Saturday with Broad Universe—even through some crazy holiday traffic! Thank you to all of …

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We have extra thanks to give this week at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, the “bigger on the inside” bookstore at 65 James Street—we had a record-breaking weekend with our Doctor Who Day on Saturday! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! As a reminder, we will be CLOSED …

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We hope all our friends had a wonderful and safe Independence Day this weekend! For those of you still interested in our ALL-DAY TEEN WRITING WORKSHOP, we have extended the deadline to THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH for you to get in your registration and payment. The $60 registration includes the workshop, lunch, handouts, and individualized …

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Thank you to everyone who attended our fun and informative “Have you ever wondered…?” panel of non-fiction children’s authors and illustrators this past weekend. We had a great time with everyone. Author Joan Duris provided us with this great panel picture. This Friday, July 3rd is the LAST CHANCE to register and pay for our …

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We hope all of our friends who are dads had an AWESOME Father’s Day this past weekend! And a happy Summer Solstice from this weekend to all who celebrate that. Don’t forget our registration deadline for our All-Day Teen Writing Workshop on Saturday, July 11. The $60 registration includes the workshop, lunch, handouts, and individualized …

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Thank you to everyone who came out to the super-awesome, out-of-this-world events with Sharon Lee and Steve Miller on June 5 and Russ Cox and Teri Weidner this past Friday! We hope you all had as much fun as we did at our little “bigger on the inside” bookstore on 65 James Street. Happy Father’s …

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Happy June, everybody! Thank you everyone who stopped into our Literary Genre Trivia this Sunday and tested their Science Fiction knowledge. Also, we wave hello to our many writing friends (and staff) at Anthocon this weekend! In case you’ve missed our newsletters and blogs, this June is looking to be one of our busiest months …

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